Yay! My depression episode passed this morning and IM READY TO GO! Yesterday's chap kind of disppointed me, but it seemed like you guys liked it, so I'll keep it:D


Shen smiled to himself as he ran through the halls of the Palace, searching excitedly for his father. He had finally made a friend, a potentially real one. While running at his full speed, Shen looked over his shoulder only to slam into something soft seconds later. He landed on the floor with a faint thud, rubbing the top of his head, he slowly looked up to look at the royal blue peacock gazing down at him in confusion.

"What are you doing, running around like a lunatic?", he asked the staring chick

"Um...", Shen turned his head sideays and to the ground, "I was...looking for...you..", he looked up nervously

Xin couldn't supress a suprised jump. He had been looking for me? Xins heart lifted in happiness and he leaned down quickly to capture the chick in his large wings and bring bring him closer, he felt the slightest shake in doing so. As for Shen, he had been completely taken off guard and contemplated an escape. Just because things between them had changed, didn't mean it was for the better. Just because Xin had apologized to him this morning, didn't make everything suddenly okay. Shen held his breath, thinking fast about his options, but in the end decided to stay, even if he risked getting hurt again. Xin had suddenly moved so that his feathery forehead touched with Shens, looking him in the eye.

"I..uh...Have some bad news...", Xin then wished he hadn't promised the child a trip that morning.

"I know, we can't go today", Xin stared wide eyed at the peachick. How did he...?

"Mommy told me", he explained, "She said you were real busy today.."

"Uh...yes..quite, but, I don't want you to completely forget about that plan, okay?"

"O..kay...But, can I...can I ask you something?", Xin looked at the boy, confused as he walked slowly to the door and opened it, letting in a rather small, dirty wolf pup. Xin stared at the pup, then switched his gaze back to his son,

"Um...father, this is Yuan...a..a friend I made earlier..", the chick said

"What? This is the 'friend' you told me about?", Xin short temper let off, nearly raging

"Well, yes! I..uh..we, were wondering if you would accept Yuan coming to the Palace to see me sometime.."

"NO! Why would you even think I would agree?!", Xin stepped forward toward the two, "Shen, come here!"

Shen felt himself pale, though no one but him could tell, as he left from the door to in front of his father, and his fear only grew as a great wing came to his side, pushing him some as his father came to stand in front of him, facing the wolf.

"Now, listen to me, I don't care what Shen has told you, you will never come here again, and, you will never come near my son again! Now, get. Out!", Xin raged, Shen staring from behind him at Yuan in horror. A look of hurt, anger, and confusion wahsed across the puppys face, and he suddenly turned and bolted out into the now raining, outdoors. Shen made a strangled noise and ran past his father, only stopping when a strong talon grasped his wing, harshly pulling him back, Shen winced at the pain of his now bleeding wing, and wrenched it out of his fathers grasp, causing them to leave long, bleeding scratches from shoulder to feather tip, following fast after Yuan.


Shen had run out into the pouring cold rain, yelling frantically in search of his friend, to which he failed to find. The rain had made it incredibly foggy, and he had managed to get himself lost deep in the bowels of the city. Fear began to set in and he made his way to a large, well shaded tree. Now soaked to the bone. A strong will rushed passed the Prince, causing him to shiver and pull his dripping robe tighter around himself, wetting him more. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pang of pain in the dead center of his chest, and began coughing uncontrollably, each cough making it harder and harder to breath.

His vision captured a large figure walking calmly toward him. He squinted and began to fall to the ground until a soft, gentle wing came to his rescue, bring him back up and against a body smelling of both flowers and rain water. Shen looked up to see his mothers kind, but worried eyes on him. Her purple and blue feather dirty and dripping, and her robe covored in soggy mud in which it had been dragged. Unfortunately, he only got a few moment to look at her before falling completely and utterly unconscious.


YAYAYAYAY! I loved writing this one too! Btw, have any of you guys ever eaten sprinkles? They're the freakin greatest thing ever! Next to , of course;) Read and Review! Sorry, if there are any spelling or punctuation mistakes!